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Land-Use Change Modelling, Scenarios Development and Impacts Assessment on CO2 and N2O Emissions from Vegetation Degradation in the Dassari Basin, Benin

Chabi, Adeyemi (WASCAL, 2016-05)

The Kyoto Protocol of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was developed as an attempt to confront and begin to reverse the rising CO2 concentrations. But in order to set emission reduction ...
Valitdating methods for estimating carbon sequestration and potential of Vitellaria paradoxa c.f. Gaertn. in delivering ecosystem services from parkland systems in southern Mali, West African

Sanogo, Kapoury (WASCAL, 2016-10-08)

Vitellaria paradoxa is an indigenous tree species endemic to the African savannas. This species plays an important role in farmer’s mitigation and adaptation to climate change through its ecosystem services. Unfortunately, ...
Effect of CLimatic Variation and Agricutltural Landuse on Woody Plant Diversity and Growth of Riparian Forests in the Volta Basin of Ghana

Boakye, Emmnauel Amoah (WASCAL, 2016-09-29)

Conservation measures such as creation of buffer zones are used to protect riparian forests (RF) under the Freshwater Buffer Zone Policy of Ghana. Nevertheless, scientific information on the impact of climate change and ...
Mangrove degradation and its effects on estuarine fisheries: case study of Tanbi Wetland National Park, The Gambia

Ceesay, Adam (WASCAL, 2016-10-07)

Climate-induced ecosystem changes were studied in Tanbi Wetland National Park (TWNP) in conjunction with the major land use types i.e. agriculture, settlement, tourism, oyster processing, completely fragmented and partially ...
Ectomycorrhizal Fungi of Comoé Naitonal Park, a Biosphere Reserve in notheast Côte d’Ivoire: Diversity, Fruiting Phenology and Production in Relation to climate variability

Vanié, Linda Louyounan Paricia épouse Léabo (WASCAL, 2016-12-17)

The key role of ectomycorrhizal (EcM) fungi in ecosystems functioning has been demonstrated worldwide. However, their diversity, spatial distribution, fruiting phenology and production as influenced by climatic parameters ...
The Impacts of Seasonality on Coastal Water Systems in Southeast Côte d'Ivoire

Osimemen, Isimemen (WASCAL, 2016-12-20)

To have a compendium of responses from coastal water systems along the east Ivorian coast under different seasons, samples of rainwater (n= 30), groundwater (wells and boreholes, n= 81 and surface water (Ébrié lagoon and ...
Ehtnobotany and Ecological Adaptation of the Black Plum (Vitex Doniana Sweet) to Climate Conditions in Benin, West Africa: Implications for Conservation and Domestication

Hounkpevi, Achille (WASCAL, 2016-12-21)

Climate change is projected to highly impact biodiversity components such as ecosystems and organisms. Through this work, Vitex doniana Sweet, one of the top ten priority species for domestication programs in West Africa ...
Characterization of the Habitat of the Western Derby Eland (Taurotragus derbianus derbianus Gray, 1847) in Relation to Climate Change within Niokolo Koba Narional Park (Senegal), its Last Wild Refuge

Camara, Mariam (WASCAL, 2016-11-19)

Endemic to West Africa, the Western Derby Eland (WDE) (Taurotragus derbianus derbianus Gray, 1847) the biggest antelope worldwide is critically endangered and close to extinction. This study aims to characterize the ...
Ecological characteristics of Elephant (Loxodonta africana Blumenbach, 1797) Habitat within Protected Areas Network Oti-Keran-Mandouri in Togo

Polo-Akpisso, Aniko; Polo-Akpisso, Aniko (WASCALWASCAL, 2015)

The complex of protected areas Oti-Keran-Mandouri (OKM) is a key biodiversity area in Togo. It is listed as Ramsar site, as International Bird Area and considered as conservation corridor for the African savanna elephant. ...
Assessment of Loss and Damage induced by Waterlogging and Submergence Stress in Maize under Typical Ambient Conditions of the West African Sahel

Daku, Elidaa Kossi (WASCAL, 2021-02)

As the climate of the West African Sahel changes due to global warming, agricultural systems are facing stress due to the excess water induced by extreme rain events. Our first experiment, implemented in the suburbs of ...
Cassava Bacterial Blight Development in the Agro-Ecological Zones of Cote D’ivoire

Toure, Howélé Michaëlle Andrée Célestine (WASCAL, 2020-02)

Cassava growth in Côte d’Ivoire is affected by the variation of climatic parameters and Cassava Bacterial Blight (CBB). CBB is a destructive disease influenced by climatic conditions which can lead to 100 % yield loss. For ...
Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) Hybrid Breeding in West Africa Towards High Productivity and Grain Iron (Fe) and Zinc (Zn) for Adaptation to Climate Change and Human Nutrition.

Hassane, Zakari (WASCAL, 2020-01)

Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.), the world’s sixth most important cereal crop is known as a climate smart crop due to its tolerance to drought, heat, soil salinity, low soil fertility, high nutritive and high capacity ...
Assessing Deficit Irrigation and Supplemental Irrigation as Water Management Strategies for Improving Maize Production in Benin

Allakonon, Marsanne Gloriose Bignon (WASCAL, 2020-02)

Deficit Irrigation (DI) consists to provide the crop with water below its daily need (ETc) according to the sensitivity of its growth stages. The objective of this study was : (i) to assess the factors explaining maize ...
Assessing the Effects of Management Practices and Climate Change on Lowland Rice Production using the Dssat Crop Model in The Gambia and Mali

Bojang, Fatou (WASCAL, 2020-01)

Agricultural production particularly rice production is one of the priority areas for vision 2020 agricultural and natural resources policy document for the Gambia. An agronomic trial was conducted in 2017 and 2018 at the ...
Gene Action and Heterotic Response of Elite Maize Varieties under Varying Growing Conditions in Rain-Forest Agro-Ecology of Nigeria

Eze, Chinedu Emmanuel (WASCAL, 2020-01)

Several maize breeding programs use open-pollinated varieties (OPVs) as a source of genetic variability and favourable alleles of target traits. Drought tolerant and provitamin A (PVA) maize hybrids are needed to address ...
Assessment of Loss and Damage Induced by Waterlogging and Submergence Stress in Maize under Typical Ambient Conditions of the West African Sahel

Daku, Elidaa Kossi (WASCAL, 2020-02)

As the climate of the West African Sahel changes due to global warming, agricultural systems are facing stress due to the excess water induced by extreme rain events. Our first experiment, implemented in the suburbs of ...
Climate Vulnerability and Building Flood Resilience Strategies in Jigawa State, Nigeria

Yusuf, Abdulmalik Mohammed (WASCAL, 2019-06)

Climate change and/or climate variability has heightened the frequency and re-occurrence of climate related disasters, particularly floods in the past two decades globally. This is likely to increase vulnerabilities in ...
Climate-Smart Innovations Adoption and Impact on Farm Economic Performance and Welfare In Benin: Case of Drought Tolerant Maize.

Atchikpa, Tchègoun Michel (WASCAL, 2019-04)

The principal objective of this research is to investigate in the context of climate change, the impact of the Drought Tolerant Maize (DTM) innovations on economic performance and welfare in Be ninnin. In this study, we ...
Climate Change and Food Security in Central Mali: A Dynamic and Stochastic Bioeconomic Farm Model

Diarra, Aichatou (WASCAL, 2016-05)

African farmers need to better adapt to climate variability. Many of them underwent a terrible famine in the seventies and still face food insecurity. In this study we aim to investigate the situation of Malian farmers of ...
Energy Transition towards Green Energy and its Implication in the Gambia

Sawaneh, Mamma (WASCAL, 2020-01)

This thesis analyses the transition towards green energy and its implication on the wellbeing of households and on sustainable development targets of the Gambia. Three specific objectives were analysed from secondary ...

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